Non-refillable bottle.



No. 732,506. I PATBNTED JUNE 30, 1903.

L. E'. BIZOUARNE & E, KUGLER. v

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE. APPLIUATION nLBn lMAR. 29. 1902.

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UNITED STATES Patented June 30, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

NoN-Rl-:FKILLABLE BOTTLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 732,506, dated June 30, 1903.

Application filed March 29, 1902.

To @ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that we, LEON FERDINAND BI- ZOUARNE, of 34 Rue des Apennins, and-EMILE KUGLER, of 28 Rue Fessert, Paris, France, citizens of the Republic of France, have invented new and useful Improvements in'Non- Refillable Bottles, of which'the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

Our invention relates to improvements in non-refillable bottles, in which we seek to prevent the fraudulent refilling of a bottle or other container with inferior liquor or other substance and at the same time to permit the contents of the container to be readily drawn olii, as may be desired.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will appear in the course of the subjoined'description, and the novelty will be defined by the annexed claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forminga part of this speciication, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the iigures.

Figure l is a vertical sectional elevation of a non-reillable containerv constructed in accordance with our invention and showing the parts in their normal vertical positions. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional elevation through the container, showing it partly inverted or turned to a pouring position and representing the parts in the positions which they assume on the canting or tilting of theL container. Fig. 3 is a detail view of the float-valve removed fromthe container. views in side elevation of an automatic clamp and counterweight therefor. Fig. 6 is a detail face view of the star-shaped spider.

The container shown by Figs. l and 2 of the drawings is represented as a bottlez, of any suitable shape, dimensions, and material, said'bottle having an annular bead z' near its mouth, and thisqbead is formed with a milled lower edge f. lWithin the neck and mouth of the bottle is arranged alongitndinal cylindrical shell d, the same having a contracted portion b near its upper end, and this shell is of a length exceeding the bottle-neck in order that the lower part ct may extend into the chamber of the bottle or other container. The part a of the shell is constructed with slots or perforations, as shown by Figs. 1 and 2, for the free passage of liquor into or from Figs. 4 and 5 are Serial No. 100,547. (No model.)

Vthe shell during the operation of iilling the Abottle or decanting the liquid therefrom, and the lower extremity of the slotted part of the :shell terminates in a non-perforated foot-piece 4'othe' same having an inwardly-extending vthe bottle or other container, and the extreme upper edge of the internal shell is doubled or bent over, as at e, in order to rest upon a iianged top edge d of a cap d, the lower edge of said cap being doubled, as at d2, under the milled lower edge of the collar z'. It is to be yunderstood that the filling-ring c and the cylindrical shell are slipped into the bottle un- -til the flange a3 rests on top of the bottle-neck, after which the cap d is placed in position for its top edge d to rest on the iiange as,

while the lower edge d2 of the cap is turned' into engagement with the milled edge of the collar z', and iinally the projecting top edge of the cylindrical contracted shell is bent or ,doubled at e into engagement with the cap, thereby securely fixing. the cap and the cylinfdric'al shell within the container.

The cylindrical shell a is provided with an v `internal valve-seat j, which -is located at a point above the slotted or perforated portions a" of said shell.v Above the valve-seat and :within the shell ais abuoyant valve k, which is made of wood, cork, or any other appropriate material. At its lower portion the buoyant valve is provided with a' facing k' of any suitable material and fashioned to lit snugly on the valve-seat j, while the upper` A collar t" is secured within the cylindrical .casing at a point above the buoyant valve and below the contracted part Z2 of the shell, and this collar is provided with a liquid-passage e? and with openings 1'.. A conical hood gis fixed to the upper part of this collar i', so as to partlylie over the liquid-passage 2 and the openings t', said hood being disposed to face toward the passagelin and the open end of the contracted portion h of the shell. From this hood extends a stem 7L', which passes through the passage i2 of the collar, and the lower end of this stem carries a mushroomshaped deflector h, the latter lying below the collar and cooperating with the hood g in a way to eftectually prevent the introduction of a wire or other instrument through the shell in a way to have access to the iioatable valve 7c.

From the lower part of the buoyant valve extends a rigid stem m, arranged longitudinally and centrally within the slotted part a' of the shell, said stem being provided at its lower end with a nut 0 and at a point intermediate of its length with a shoulder a. The stem is adapted to be engaged at a point between the shoulder and the nut by the jaws p of a clamp which lies within the slotted part a' of the shell. This clamp is constructed for its jaws to normally close upon the stem at a point adjacent to the shouldered end thereof, and the upper part of the jaws are provided with inclined faces p', adapted to impinge against the inclined faces of a collar which is secured in the slotted part a of lthe shell at a point below the valve-seat j. The inclined faces of this collar a; are in the path of the similar faces p' of the clampjaws,'and on the movement ot' the clamp and the collar due to the inversion of the bottle substantially to the position shown by Fig. 2 the clamp is pressed against the beveled face of the collar in a way to open the jaws j and release them from the stem m, thus allowing the stem and the buoyant valve 7c to have a limited slidable movement within the shell a, whereby the facing 7c of this valve is moved away from the seat j, so that the liquid will flow freely around the valve and through the collar i'.

The clamp is provided on its under side with depending lugs r, to which are pivoted the end portions of a yoke q, the latter having a depending eye s, to which is loosely connected the shank s of a connterweight t, said connterweight having an annular rib u,

which normally lies within the hollow foot portion a2 of the cylindrical shell. The gravity of the connterweight pulls the yoke and the clamp in a downward direction, so that the jaws of the clamp will engage-with the stem, and thus hold the valve k to its seat,

thus preventing the introduction of any liq uid into the bottle.

To pour off the liquid contained in the bottle, it is tilted to the inclined position of Fig. 2, thus bringing the rib u into engagement with one side of the foot portion a2, whereby the connterweight iis adapted to swing or turn and to have a slidable movement in the lower part ofthe casing. This slidable movement of the connterweight pushes the stein m downward and forces the clamp p in the same direction, so that the beveled faces p of the clamp-jaws are caused to press against the beveled face of the collar, thus spreading the jaws, so as to release the clamp and unseat the valve. With the bottle in the inverted position and the valve 7c unseated any attempt to introduce liquid will lift the fioat by the pressure of the liquid, thus pushing the valve toits seat and interrupting communication between the chamber of the bottle and the passage in the cylinder a. If it is desired to arrest the outflow of the liquid, the bottle-neck should be raised slightly, thus causing the connterweight to swing in one direction and pull the stirrup q, which transmits movement to the clamp. This closes the jaws of the clamp on the stem and pulls on the lioat through said stem, thereby seating the valve 7a. The closing of the valve is effected by turning the bottle atan angle substantially of forty-five degrees, and it will be understood that the valve cannot be opened when the bottle assumes any positionbetween the angles of forty-six and ninety (46 and 90) degrees.

Having thus described our invention, we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. In a non-refillable bottle, the combination with a valve-seat, of a valve provided with a stem, a clamp fitted to the stem and having jaws arranged to grip the stem, a connterweight connected to the clamp, and means for opening the clamp-jaws and releasing the connterweight from the valvestem on inversion of the bottle.

2. In a non-rellable bottle, the combination of a casing having a valve-seat, and a stop-shoulder near one end of said casing, a

valve having a stem, a clamp fitted in saidv `casing and having beveled jaws arranged to grip the stem, a connterweight connected to the clamp, and a beveled collar lying in the path of the clamp-jaws to engage therewith on inversion of the bottle.

3. In a non-refillable bottle, the combination with a bottle-neck, of a casing secured therein, a collar 'i2 within the casing, a hood located above and supported by the collar, a deflector suspended from said collar, a buoyant valve having a spider and fitted slidably in the casing below the deflector, and a connterweight loosely connected to said valve.

4. In a non-reillable bottle, the combination of a casing provided with a valve-seat, a stop-ledge u in the casing below the valveseat, a collar w in the casing between the valve-seat and the stop-ledge, a valve, a stem attached to the valve, a clamp fitted to the stem and adapted to engage the collar rv, and a connterweight suspended from the clamp.

5. In a non-refillable bottle, the combination of a lining or casing adaptedto be se- IOO IIO

' and the counterweight.

6. A non-reiillable bottle having a collar z" therein, a conical hood spaced With relation to one side of the collar, a delector spaced relatively to the other side of the collar, said hood and deiiector leaving liquid-spaces between themselves and the collar, and a valve Within the bottle-neck and below the delector.

The foregoing specification ofourimproved means for preventing the fraudulent refilling of bottles and other containers signed by us this 14th day of March, 1902.

LEON FERDINAND BIZOUARNE. EMILE KUGLER.

Vitnesses:

EDWARD P. MACLEAN, MAURICE H. PIGNET. 

